Genesis 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”

Genesis 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 3:1 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, “Has God really said, ‘You shall not eat of any tree of the garden’?””

Genesis 3:1 — World English Bible

Genesis 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?”

Genesis 3:1 — American Standard Version

Genesis 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'”

Genesis 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?”

Genesis 3:1 — Darby Translation

Genesis 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?”

Genesis 3:1 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 3:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the serpent was craftier than all the beasts of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from all the trees of the garden'?"”

Genesis 3:1 — The Living Sword

Genesis 3:1 in Context — Genesis 3

1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

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What Does Genesis 3:1 Mean?

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